"Trust is to human relationships what faith is to gospel living. It is the beginning place, the foundation upon which more can be built. Where trust is, love can flourish."
"One of the greatest gifts of Black feminism to ourselves has been to make it a little easier simply to be Black and female."
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Source: Barbara Smith (1983). “Home Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology”, p.36, Rutgers University Press
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